Window-shade fixture.



No. 771,179. PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

U. A. SUHEIF.

WINDUW SHADE FIXTURE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 7, 1903.

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WINDOW SHADE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1903.

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wl'msssssz UNITED STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

CHARLES A. SGHEIF, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW-SHADE FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,179, datedSeptember 27, 1904:.

Application filed August '7, 1903. Serial No. 168,602. (No IHOdBl-l To(tZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. SoHEIE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow- Shade Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inWindow-shade fixtures, the object of my invention being to provide asimple, cheap, and effective means of attaching the blind to thewindow-frame and to raise and lower the same at will, at the same timekeeping the blind firmly in position and preventing any flapping orswinging to and fro; also, to roll the blind up even on the roller.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated my invention, in whichFigure 1 is' a view of the blind as attached to a window-frame by meansof my improved fixtures. Fig. 2 is a side view of a Windowframe, showingmy improved fixtures as attached thereto. Fig. 3 is a face view of oneof the fixtures supporting the blind to be attached to the outside ofthe Window-frame. Fig. 1 is a top view of the same. Fig. 5 is a faceview of another form of fixture used to support the blind to be attachedto the outside of the window-frame. Fig. 6 is a top view of the same.Fig. 7 is a face and side view of a fixture used on the inside of thewindow-frame. Fig. 8 is a face and side view of another form of fixtureused on the inside of the windowframe. Fig. 9 is a sectional view of theguide-fixtures as attached to the guide-rods and wooden stay at thelower end of the blind. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the sliding fixture tobe attached to one end of the wooden stay. Fig. 11 is a similar view ofthe permanent fixture to be attached to the other end of the woodenstay. Fig. 12 is a side view of the sliding fixture as attached to theWooden stay.

In the accompanying drawings the numerals of reference designate likeparts throughout the several views, in which The numeral 1 designatesthe windowframe.

2 is a bracket to be permanently attached to one side of thewindow-frame near the top.

3 is a lug or extension formed at right angles with the part in whichthe blind-roller is seated, said lug having the square opening 1. i

5 is the bracket having the part 6, which serves as a seat for theblind-roller and having a circular opening therein to admit theguide-rod. 7 is another form of bracket used on the inside of thewindow-frame, having the extension part 8 for seating the pintle of theblind-roller and the lug or extension 9, formed at right angles withsaid bracket 7 and having an opening formed'therein to admit theguide-rod. In Fig. 8, 10 is another form of bracket used on the insideof the window-frame, having the extension part 11 in which to seat theblind-roller and the additional circular opening 12 to admit theguiderod.

13 is a guide-rod having a head 13 and a square portion formed undersaid head, so as to enter the square opening 4 in the lug 3, and thusprevent the rod from turning when being tightened up. 14 is another formof guiderod, having a head 14 and a bent portion near said head, so asto enter and become seated in the circular opening in the lug 6. On thelower ends of these guide-rods 13 and 14-. is formed a threaded portionto receive a nipple or screwcap 20.

15 is a guide-sleeve having the four lugs 16 to be bent around thewooden stay 19 and an extension part 17, formed with an opening to admitthe guide-rods 13 or 14.

18 is a sharp extension on the guide 15, which when bent at right angleswill fasten into the wooden stay and hold said guide firmly in position.

20 is a screw-cap or nipple to be attached to the threaded end of therods 13 or 14: andserves as a means of tightening and taking up theslack in said rods.

The brackets 2 having first been fastened to the top of the window-frameat either side, the guide rod 13 is then slipped through the opening 4in the lug 3, being prevented from going clear through by the headportion, and is then secured to the bottom of the window-frame at theside by a staple or screw-eye, the head of the screw-cap or nipple 20having a bearing on said screw-eye.

For the inside of the window-frame I use either the bracket shown inFig. 7, with the straight rod attached, or the one shown in Fig. 8,having the bent rod, both being modifications of my invention.

By means of the guide-rods 13 and guidesleeves 15, adjusted on thewooden stay 19 at the lower end of the blind, I can keep the blind fromflapping or moving to and fro when being raised or lowered and alsoprevent the blind from being rolled crooked. The guidesleeve 15 (shownin Fig. 10) is made to slide back and forth on the wooden stay 19, so asto regulate the distance between the guiderods and prevent any bindingof the part 17 against said rods. Each bracket is provided with nail orscrew holes 21 for fastening onto the window-frame.

Having thus fully shown and described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a window-shade fixture, the combination with the casing, the upperbrackets having the open and closed bearings respectively for theshade-roller and the portion to receive the upper end of the guide-rods,the guide-rods, fastenings for securing the lower end of the guiderodsto the casing, the shade, the strip at the lower end of the shade, theguide-plates each having the sharp extension to engage the strip, thelugs to fold over the edges of the strip and the sleeves to fit on theguide-rods and guide the shade in its movement.

In testimony whereof I aifiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. A. SCHEIF.

Witnesses:

E. J. BEOHDEL, C. l/V. MARSHALL.

